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KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Supreme Committee for Million-Visitor Pilgrimages said the security plan prepared for the Ashura pilgrimage in Karbala was carried out successfully…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Rising enrollment at private schools and universities in Iraq is pushing up household education spending, with families now allocating hundreds of million…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The United States has signaled it will not accept closer Iraqi ties with Iran and is pressing Baghdad to strengthen relations with Washington and Arab sta…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — The director of Azim district in Diyala province, Nabil al-Obeidi, said electricity collection fees for agricultural wells and pumps have roughly doubled, …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has nominated Krikor Der-Hagopian, a diplomat of Armenian origin, as its next ambassador to the United States, the Iraqi government said. Der-Hagopia…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Ziyadi sent a condolence message to Venezuela after a powerful earthquake struck the South American country, killing at least 235…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Basra governor's office has denied reports that the provincial administration gifted 45 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles to Kuwaiti border security forces, call…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Anbar's Civil Defense Directorate said it has recovered 1,593 unexploded ordnance items from across the western Iraqi province since January 1, 2026, and …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist Movement, said in a written statement released on Friday that Imam Hussein secured victory through his martyrdom an…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Security sources in Kirkuk said the body of a 20-year-old man who went missing after being swept away by a current while swimming in the Lesser Zab River w…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's long-running housing crisis continues to weigh on low- and middle-income citizens, with rapid population growth and limited supply keeping ownershi…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Foreign Ministry said Friday that Gulf Cooperation Council member states should uphold the principle of good neighborly relations and reconsider the…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Mourners gathered at the shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas in Karbala to observe the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his comp…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Minister Basim Mohammed Khudayr said on Friday that fuel products have been supplied to visitors and service convoys in Karbala for the Ashura …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — TORONTO — Iraq's national team head coach Graham Arnold said his side will take the field against Senegal with nothing to lose, speaking at a pre-match pr…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — African governments are rolling out early warning systems and adaptation measures as temperatures across the continent reach new highs, with West Africa and…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — A representative of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said mourning tents in Karbala have begun early preparations for the annual Ashura pilgrimage, providing…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — The director of Najaf's Environment Directorate, Jamal Abd Zaid Shilaka, said all official and unofficial institutions responsible for environmental pollu…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Governorate said work on the remaining sections of the Baghdad-Mosul entry road development project has been suspended because of insufficient…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Iraq’s Sadrist Movement, said in a statement on Tuesday that anyone who consented to, cooperated in, or remained silent about t…
